I Think You're Overthinking It

Astronaut Mike Massimino comes on the show to talk some real talk about space! Matt nerds out on him about everything NASA, he talks about the first time he saw Earth from space, and he discusses the new movie Gravity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris sits down with Stan Lee in his toy filled office to talk about how he will never stop writing, his cameos in movies and he gives some insightful advice for young people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken Marino hangs out on the show to talk about his fancy Japanese toilet, forgotten sketches from The State, and why Matt isn't verified on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica sit down with the guys at SDCC! They talk about the making of their upcoming movie Through the Never, Jonah and Kirk bond over living in Hawaii and how they tell stories of forgetting how to play their own songs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brad Neely sits down with the guys to talk about how not all nerds are smart, the early days of web series and being from the south! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally, some hostful goodness for your ears! Jonah changes his Twitter name, Matt decides between guitars and dogs and they debate who's better at working out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alison Brie just can't get enough of the Nerdist podcast! Alison talks to Chris and Jonah about Community and Mad Men, crazy puppet shows and the roles women play in the entertainment industry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The extremely talented and hilarious Nat Faxon and Jim Rash talk about what it was like to win an Oscar, tell some funny stories from their days of teaching improv, and talk about their movie The Way, Way Back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tegan and Sara come on the show to talk about their years of opening for bands before they made it on their own, the science of "selling out," and what they would do if an asteroid hit the earth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The extremely lovely and talented Katey Sagals sits down with the guys to talk about her days on Married with Children, her love of playing music and what crazy things Gemma might do on the upcoming season of Sons of Anarchy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The amazing Doug Jones comes on the show to talk about dressing up in crazy costumes and special effects make up, tease an upcoming role he has, and they create some Jonah Sound Effects! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hilarious and lovely Katee Sackhoff hangs out with Chris and Jonah to talk about her time on Battlestar Galactica, being a bad-ass chick on a motorcycle, and her role in the upcoming movie Riddick, in theaters Friday, September 6th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neko Case had such a good time on the Nerdist, she didn't want to leave! She and Matt find out they have a lot in common, and Neko talks about life on tour and her new album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I fight, The More I Love You! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Berninger of The National invites Chris and Matt into his home to talk about what bands the internet pairs with The National, deciding what to wear onstage and the making of their documentary Mistaken For Strangers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lovely Maria Menounos comes on the show to talk about working on Extra, her time in beauty pageants, and her new film The Adventures of Serial Buddies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Hader hangs out with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about life after SNL, writing on South Park and meeting his comedy heroes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brie Larson hangs out with Chris and Matt to talk about Animal Crossing, the confusing names of fruits and vegetables, and her new movie Short Term 12, out August 23rd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The super funny Kurt Braunohler hangs out with the guys to talk about pranks he likes to pull on society, porn parodies and one of the guys comes up with a very special character! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The always hilarious Eddie Pepitone is finally on the podcast! They talk about the best way to defend your house against robbers, riding in cars with comedians and his documentary The Bitter Buddha! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lovely and talented Lauren Graham comes on the show to talk about her longtime friendship with Chris, her days as a comedy club waitress and, of course, Gilmore Girls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Singer/writer Gerard Way hangs out with the guys to talk about how he got into music, the comic books he has written, and life after My Chemical Romance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The end of of Breaking Bad is almost here, so who better to have on the podcast than Vince Gilligan? Vince sits down with the guys to talk about the ups and downs of writing the show, the first movie he ever made and how he feels about Breaking Bad ending! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded from the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, it's one of Chris' favorite bands, Rogue Wave! Chris sits down with Zach and Pat to discuss how they got into music, how they keep themselves entertained on the road and they play some songs from their sound-check! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The extremely talented (and whom we also discovered is hilarious) Michael C. Hall joins Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about playing characters surrounded by dead people, his battle with cancer and whatever happened to the old organ stores from malls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Nerdist live JFL in from Montreal, Canada! Jimmy Carr from British TV's 8 Out of 10 Cats joins the guys to talk about how comedy differs in the UK, breaking his anklein a giant hamster wheel , and some of the audience members join the conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BioShock creator Ken Levine is on the Nerdist podcast! He sits down with Chris and Chloe to talk all things video games including their reactions to BioShock Infinite, how science and video games are related and where they all think the future of video gaming is headed! SPOILER ALERT! There are crap tons of Bioshock: Infinite spoilers. Ye hath been warned! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded at SDCC 2013 from his hotel room, it's George RR Martin! He tells stories about the early days of comic book conventions, the journey of adapting his books to the screen and football...!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Nerdist live from the Balboa Theater in San Diego again! The Doctor himself, Matt Smith, is the special guest, audience members get their quemments answered and one guy has a surprise for his girlfriend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hostful goodness is back! Chris, Matt and Jonah sat down in Canada to talk about their past week at San Diego Comic Con, learning how to not work all the time and the pronunciation of GIF! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nerd hero Joss Whedon is finally on the podcast! Chris, Matt and Jonah invade his home to talk about how he casts for his characters, coming up with new ideas and the days when he and Chris lived across the street from each other! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the Nerdist family members, Kumail Nanjiani, is on another Nerdist podcast! Kumail sits down to talk about his own podcast The Indoor Kids, video games, and being afraid of dolphins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actors Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston and director James Wan from the new movie The Conjuring sit down with the guys to talk about their experiences making the film, how James got into directing horror films, and what it's like to be parent and actor! See The Conjuring in theaters this Friday, July 19th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dude himself is on the Nerdist Podcast! Jeff Bridges sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about his new movie R.I.P.D., bonding with his father through acting and, of course, bowling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tig Notaro comes on the show for a serious yet hilarious episode. She talks about her past year battling cancer and how it has changed her life, her new documentary where she will be performing stand up in people's living rooms and her ranch, "One Chicken Ranch"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The always delightful Charlie Day sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about writing It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, transitioning between comedic and serious acting and his role in Pacific Rim, in theaters July 12th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The wonderful Charlie Hunnam comes on the show talk about how he formed the character of Jax on Sons of Anarchy, growing up in England and his new movie Pacific Rim, in theaters July 12th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CEO and president of Gearbox Software Randy Pitchford comes on the show to talk about the process of making video games, how they come up with ideas for games, and how they think the future of video games will unfold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The extremely delightful and hilarious Josh Groban sits down with the guys to talk about how he realized he was a talented singer, finding himself onstage with Celine Dion and they listen to some songs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris sits down with Misha Collins is a castle in Scotland to talk about how buildings are older than countries, how he got the idea for GISHWES and his character of Castiel on Supernatural! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The brilliant Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Freaks & Geeks) hangs out with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about the importance of having a good tailor, a spec script he wrote many years ago and his new movie The Heat, out this Friday June 28th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BUZZ ALDRIN IS ON THE NERDIST! He sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about the current state of space exploration, his ideas for inhabiting Mars and walking on the moon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legendary Billy Crystal is on the podcast!! Chris and Matt travel to Pixar in the Bay Area to talk to him about his comedic characters, being mentored in comedy and doing improv in his movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded just last week on 6/12, it's a somewhat hostful with special drop-ins! Peter Farrelly stops by to make a big announcement and Guillermo Del Toro says hi. And the premiere of The Matt and Jonah show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fred Willard returns to the show for a full episode! He sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about the time he was on a live Nerdist podcast, the way jokes are formed and interpreted, and his role on the HBO show Family Tree! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a special bonus episode featuring the Man of Steel press conference moderated by Chris Hardwick! Panelists include director Zack Snyder, producer Charles Roven, producer Debbie Snyder, Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, writer David Goyer and composer Hans Zimmer! WARNING- There are some spoilers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"True Blood" Pack Master and comic book nerd Joe Manganiello chats about shoplifting comics, hanging out with Schwarzenegger, and wanting to be a professional wrestler. Also, his impressions SLAYED us. After this episode, you will want to be friends with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The amazing and multi-talented Rick Moranis is on the Nerdist podcast! He talks about how he got into the entertainment business, why movies like Ghostbusters and Little Shop of Horrors are still so great and his new album My Mother's Brisket and Other Love Songs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Winter sits down with Chris, Matt, and Jonah to talk about how he got into documentary making, his early love of the internet, and how he got the parts in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Lost Boys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aasif Mandvi hangs out with Chris and Matt to talk about The Daily Show and his new movie The Internship, and Janina Gavankar (from True Blood and Arrow) hangs out and joins the conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jesse Thorn stops by to talk about his start in the broadcasting world, his love of miniature donkeys and secret sex parties! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices