Welcome to Character Progression. Where, each week, you tell the world about the fictional characters who've had the greatest impact on your life and how they inspire you. Thank you for listening!
Latest episodes
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60 min
47. NewNerdNormal - Studio Ghibli part 1
Studio Ghibli has made some of the world's most beloved animated films. Under the direction Hayao Miyazaki, they've gone from a studio that could be making niche anime to one…
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46. Character Progression - Kaldur'ahm from DC Comics' Young Justice (Yves Mills)
In 1964, DC Comics created the Teen Titans when Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Wonder Girl decided to form a team of their own. Stepping out of the shadows of Batman, The Fla…
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39 min
45. Character Progression - Uncle Iroh from Nickelodeon's Avatar: the Last Airbender (Chris Allen)
The first time I covered Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender, we looked at the perspective of a kid growing up with his lessons. Today, we see how it was to experience…
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58 sec
Character Progression (Trailer)
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1 h 18
44. NewNerdNormal - Superman
Last son of Krypton, Man of Steel, mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet in Metropolis. Clark Kent is known by many names, but all throughout the universe know him by o…
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9 min
43. Pod Pilot - Anime (Chris Allen)
One of the few things that match the only thing that matches the diverse nature of anime is how beloved & influential it is worldwide. From old favorites like Dragon Ball…
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54 min
42. Character Progression - SpongeBob SquarePants from Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants (John Mulcahy)
Nicktoons have a long and celebrated history as some of the most influential cartoons for kids born from the 1980's through today. From the original three of Doug, Rugrats, a…
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1 h 20
41. NewNerdNormal - Steven Universe
They are the Crystal Gems and they always save the day. And if you think they can't, they always find a way. That's why viewers all over the world watch, relate to, and…
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1 h 27
40. Character Progression - Leia Organa from Disney and Lucasfilm's Star Wars (Allie MacDonald)
Sci-fi has given us more strong, warrior women than almost any other genre. Ripley from the Alien movies, She-Ra from Netflix's She-ra, and Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road. But the…
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12 min
39. Pod Pilot - Podcasting (Daniel Brown)
Throughout the year and a half I've been podcasting, I've come to really love the entire process of recording, editing, and publishing these episodes. There's so much freedom to pu…
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51 min
38. NewNerdNormal - Final Fantasy 7 Remake
When people discuss the greatest video games of all time, there are a few names you always hear. The Last of Us, Super Mario World, Skyrim, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: B…
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45 min
37. Character Progression - Gomez Addams from The Addams Family (Melissa Mollentze)
They're creepy and they're kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky. The Addams family! Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Th…
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55 min
36. NewNerdNormal - Celeste
Most of the big video games that come out are made by large groups of programmers over the course of months to years for millions of dollars. And that's all well and good. &n…
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1 h 29
35. Character Progression - Wally West from DC Comics' The Flash (Mike Logsdon)
The only thing harder than blazing your own trail is doing it in the shadow of those who came before you. Some keep pace with the demand while others may fall behind. B…
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45 min
34. NewNerdNormal - Avatar the Last Airbender
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Natio…
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39 min
33. Character Progression - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from Disney (Brian Villar)
When you think of Disney's most famous characters, who comes to mind? Mickey Mouse? Donald Duck? What about Elsa from Frozen or Ariel from The Little Mermaid? &nb…
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50 min
32. NewNerdNormal - Kingdom Hearts
Welcome to the inaugural episode of NewNerdNormal! The show where one friend takes the other two on a journey of their fandoms! One of which is casually familiar with it and the ot…
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11 min
31. Pod Pilot - Sun & Moon Photography (Jensen Eddins and Vinny Kim)
In the first full episode of Pod Pilot, I talk to the founders of Sun & Moon Photography. A collective that strives to connect businesses with photographers in different…
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1 h 05
30. Character Progression - A from David Levithan's Every Day (Sydney Lienau)
In all of us, there is one fundamental question that some people spend their whole lives trying to answer...Who am I? And as difficult as that can be for the average person t…
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4 min
29. Pod Pilot - Introduction
Welcome to the introductory episode of Pod Pilot! This is a sister Series to Character Progression and a new project for me that's all about giving each episode's guest a cha…