The Once And Future Nerd

The Once And Future Nerd

123 episodes

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).

Podcasts

#Ask The Once And Future Nerd for Bk. 2, Ch. 9

Published: July 9, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 24 seconds

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A Handful Of Bodyguards, Pt. 5

Published: May 28, 2023, noon
Duration: 32 minutes 33 seconds

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A Handful Of Bodyguards, Pt. 4

Published: April 30, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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A Handful Of Bodyguards, Pt. 3

Published: March 26, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds

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A Handful Of Bodyguards, Pt. 2

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 2 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds

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A Handful Of Bodyguards, Pt. 1

Published: Jan. 29, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 59 seconds

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Commentary for The Worthiest Knight

Published: Dec. 11, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 24 seconds

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#Ask The Once And Future Nerd for Bk. 2, Ch. 8

Published: Oct. 30, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 49 seconds

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Minisodes 007-008

Published: Oct. 16, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 32 seconds

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A Change of Scenery, Pt. 4

Published: Sept. 25, 2022, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 12 seconds

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A Change Of Scenery, Pt. 3

Published: Aug. 28, 2022, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 27 seconds

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A Change Of Scenery, Pt. 2

Published: July 31, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 57 seconds

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A Change Of Scenery, Pt. 1

Published: June 26, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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#Ask The Once And Future Nerd for Bk. 2, Ch. 7

Published: May 29, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 26 seconds

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Feed Drop: DECOLONIZE & DISCOVER FESTIVAL

Published: May 22, 2022, 5:53 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds

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Minisodes 005-006

Published: May 15, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds

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Whats Close To You, Pt. 4

Published: April 24, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds

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Whats Close To You, Pt. 3

Published: March 27, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 7 seconds

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Whats Close To You, Pt. 2

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 3:26 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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Whats Close To You, Pt. 1

Published: Jan. 30, 2022, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 42 seconds

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TOAFN Returns on Jan. 30!

Published: Jan. 9, 2022, 5:34 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 40 seconds

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Paul is Crowdfunding a Feature Film!

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 23 seconds

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Showcase: HARLEM QUEEN by Yhane Smith

Published: Oct. 4, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 52 seconds

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Feed Drop for Charity! MARS BEST BRISKET

Published: Sept. 20, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds

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Minisodes 003-004

Published: Aug. 30, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 11 seconds

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Showcase: WITCHEVER PATH by Steven & JourNee LaFond

Published: Aug. 16, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 5 seconds

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Showcase: WITCHEVER PATH by Steven & Jas LaFond

Published: Aug. 16, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 5 seconds

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Minisodes 001 002

Published: July 26, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds

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New Scripted Content Announcement!

Published: July 19, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 48 seconds

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Showcase: STARCALLED by Gabriel Alvarez

Published: July 12, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds

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Showcase: JANUS DESCENDING by Jordan Cobb

Published: June 28, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes

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Audio Bonus Content #27 - Commentary for "Monsters"

Published: June 14, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 54 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #26 - Hierarchies and Anarchism in Fantasy (with author Margaret Killjoy)

Published: May 31, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 38 seconds

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An Update for April 2020

Published: April 5, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #25 - Genre, Audience, Medium, and the Afterlife (with author Liz Kerin)

Published: Dec. 8, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 29 seconds

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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 6

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 29 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #23 - End(s) Of The World (with Sarah, Gabriel, and Zach of Zero Hours and Wolf 359)

Published: Nov. 10, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 40 seconds

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One For The Team, Pt. 4

Published: Nov. 3, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 45 seconds

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One For The Team, Pt. 3

Published: Oct. 20, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

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One For The Team, Pt. 2

Published: Oct. 6, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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One For The Team, Pt. 1

Published: Sept. 22, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 29 seconds

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Chapter 6 Release Dates!

Published: Aug. 25, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds

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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 5

Published: May 30, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 2 seconds

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An Impregnable Missive, Pt. 4

Published: May 5, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds

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An Impregnable Missive, Pt. 3

Published: April 21, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 11 seconds

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An Impregnable Missive, Pt. 2

Published: April 7, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds

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An Impregnable Missive, Pt. 1

Published: March 24, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 11 seconds

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Help Us Reach Our New Goal

Published: March 3, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

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Chapter 5 Release Dates! (And Other Announcements)

Published: Jan. 16, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #21 - What We Do When We Tell Stories (with Amanda, Julia, and Eric of Multitude)

Published: Oct. 21, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 48 seconds

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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 4

Published: July 1, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 24 seconds

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Ive Been Working On The Whale-Road, Pt. 4

Published: June 17, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 54 seconds

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Ive Been Working On The Whale-Road, Pt. 3

Published: June 3, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 59 seconds

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Ive Been Working On The Whale-Road, Pt. 2

Published: May 20, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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Ive Been Working On The Whale-Road, Pt. 1

Published: May 6, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 11 seconds

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2018 Scheduling Announcement

Published: April 8, 2018, 8:09 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds

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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 3

Published: Dec. 19, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 59 seconds

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Bridges, Pt. 4

Published: Nov. 19, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

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Bridges, Pt. 3

Published: Nov. 5, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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Bridges, Pt. 2

Published: Oct. 22, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 36 seconds

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Bridges, Pt. 1

Published: Oct. 8, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 13 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #18 - Zach Valenti on Listening to Audience Feedback

Published: Aug. 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 42 seconds

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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 2

Published: Aug. 7, 2017, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 45 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #16 - Tal M. Klein on Tropes and the Future

Published: July 30, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 35 seconds

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What Used To Be Enough, Pt. 5

Published: July 23, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 22 seconds

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What Used To Be Enough, Pt. 4

Published: July 9, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 28 seconds

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What Used To Be Enough, Pt. 3

Published: June 25, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 59 seconds

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What Used To Be Enough, Pt. 2

Published: June 11, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 27 seconds

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What Used To Be Enough, Pt. 1

Published: May 28, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 2 seconds

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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 1

Published: May 7, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 53 seconds

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A Cruel And Sullied World, Pt. 4

Published: April 23, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes

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A Cruel And Sullied World, Pt. 3

Published: April 9, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 26 seconds

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A Cruel And Sullied World, Pt. 2

Published: March 26, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 46 seconds

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BOOK 2 PREMIERE: A Cruel And Sullied World, Pt. 1

Published: March 12, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 43 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #14 - LEFT TRIGGER RIGHT TRIGGER Pilot

Published: March 6, 2017, 12:03 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 40 seconds

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Audio Announcement: Book 2 Release Date Announcement

Published: Feb. 12, 2017, 3:21 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #13 - TAKING INITIATIVE Pilot

Published: Jan. 29, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 16 seconds

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Audio Announcement: The Notice Blog Kickstarter

Published: Jan. 22, 2017, 11:39 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #12 - Stephanie Cooke on Live Audiodrama

Published: Jan. 8, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 59 seconds

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A Statement Regarding Recent Events

Published: Nov. 20, 2016, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #11 - Justin Sloan on Writing for Games and Military Training

Published: Sept. 5, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 41 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #10 - How We Made The Singing Sister

Published: July 17, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 31 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #9 - Book 1 Special Edition & Retrospective

Published: July 3, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 31 seconds

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Audio Announcement: Update February 2016

Published: Feb. 22, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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Were Finalists in the 2015 AudioVerse Awards!

Published: Nov. 1, 2015, 11:29 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds

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Audio Announcement: 2015 AudioVerse Awards

Published: Oct. 8, 2015, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds

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BOOK 1 FINALE: The Evening Redness in the West, Pt. 4

Published: Sept. 16, 2015, 9:15 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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The Evening Redness in the West, Pt. 3

Published: Aug. 16, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 43 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #8 Book 1 Roundtable

Published: Aug. 14, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 41 seconds

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Voting is open for the Geekie Awards!

Published: Aug. 11, 2015, 2:45 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

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The Evening Redness in the West, Pt. 2

Published: Aug. 2, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 10 seconds

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The Evening Redness in the West, Pt. 1

Published: July 19, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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Darkness on the Edge of Town, Pt. 5

Published: June 21, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 58 seconds

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Darkness on the Edge of Town, Pt. 4

Published: June 7, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 33 seconds

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Darkness on the Edge of Town, Pt. 3

Published: May 24, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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Darkness on the Edge of Town, Pt. 2

Published: May 10, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 23 seconds

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Darkness on the Edge of Town, Pt. 1

Published: April 26, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #7 Fan Q&A

Published: April 12, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 49 seconds

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Evil Untold, Pt. 5

Published: March 29, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds

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Evil Untold, Pt. 4

Published: March 15, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 5 seconds

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Evil Untold, Pt. 3

Published: March 1, 2015, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 26 seconds

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Evil Untold, Pt. 2

Published: Feb. 15, 2015, 2 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 22 seconds

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Evil Untold, Pt. 1

Published: Feb. 1, 2015, 2 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 22 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #6 Interview with Dan Dobranksy

Published: Jan. 18, 2015, 2 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 14 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #5 Interview with Greg Schulz

Published: Jan. 4, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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Happy TOAFN Holidays!

Published: Dec. 24, 2014, 9:22 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds

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The Last Douchey Domicile, Pt. 4

Published: Dec. 14, 2014, 2 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 5 seconds

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The Last Douchey Domicile, Pt. 3

Published: Nov. 23, 2014, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 2 seconds

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AudioVerse Final Round Voting Is Open!

Published: Nov. 21, 2014, 3:34 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Audio Announcement: 2014 AudioVerse Awards

Published: Nov. 11, 2014, 4:41 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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The Last Douchey Domicile, Pt. 2

Published: Nov. 9, 2014, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes

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The Last Douchey Domicile, Pt. 1

Published: Oct. 26, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 37 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #4 Anniversary Special 2014

Published: Oct. 14, 2014, 10:21 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 6 seconds

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The Singing Sister, Pt. 4

Published: Sept. 28, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 49 seconds

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SERIES PREMIERE SPECIAL: The Prince of Iorden (Full Chapter)

Published: Sept. 18, 2014, 2:45 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 42 seconds

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The Singing Sister, Pt. 3

Published: Sept. 14, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 16 seconds

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The Singing Sister, Pt. 2

Published: Aug. 31, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 38 seconds

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The Singing Sister, Pt. 1

Published: Aug. 17, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 24 seconds

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The Worthiest Knight, Pt. 4

Published: July 20, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 52 seconds

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The Worthiest Knight, Pt. 3

Published: July 6, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 9 seconds

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The Worthiest Knight, Pt. 2

Published: June 22, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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The Worthiest Knight, Pt. 1

Published: June 8, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 22 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #2 Interview with Ian Harkins

Published: May 25, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds

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Monsters, Pt. 5

Published: May 11, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 42 seconds

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Monsters, Pt. 4

Published: April 27, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 22 seconds

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Monsters, Pt. 3

Published: April 13, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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Please Consider Supporting us via Patreon!

Published: April 6, 2014, 3 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Monsters, Pt. 2

Published: March 30, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 42 seconds

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Monsters, Pt. 1

Published: March 16, 2014, 1 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds

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A Little Blood, Pt. 4

Published: March 2, 2014, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 37 seconds

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A Little Blood, Pt. 3

Published: Feb. 16, 2014, 2 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 22 seconds

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A Little Blood, Pt. 2

Published: Feb. 2, 2014, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 11 seconds

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A Little Blood, Pt. 1

Published: Jan. 19, 2014, 2 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 12 seconds

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Life In A Corner, Pt. 4

Published: Dec. 22, 2013, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds

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Life In A Corner, Pt. 3

Published: Dec. 15, 2013, 2 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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Life In A Corner, Pt. 2

Published: Dec. 1, 2013, 2 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 45 seconds

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Life In A Corner, Pt. 1

Published: Nov. 17, 2013, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 25 seconds

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Audio Bonus Content #1 Teaser

Published: Nov. 10, 2013, 4:05 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Audio Bonus Content #1

Published: Nov. 10, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 6

Published: Nov. 3, 2013, 2 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 58 seconds

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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 5

Published: Oct. 20, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 28 seconds

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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 4

Published: Oct. 6, 2013, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 48 seconds

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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 3

Published: Sept. 21, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 48 seconds

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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 2

Published: Sept. 19, 2013, 9:28 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 28 seconds

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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 1

Published: Sept. 18, 2013, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds

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